Valdosta News

Lowndes County resident Janet Miller said "loving it, it's beautiful weather what could you ask better for.

On Friday, May 24, a confirmation has been made via a report from CNN's Victor Blackwell that the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia-- Michael Moore-- is in the process of conducting a " very deliberate review" of the Kendrick Johnson case based in Valdosta.

An academic program, geared at keeping high schoolers on track, put the 18-year-old in the drawing.

Mary Hamilton Connell, 92, of Phenix City, Ala., died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at Columbus Hospice House.

Georgia state senators Dean Burke, R-Bainbridge, and Tim Golden, R-Valdosta, released the following statement Thursday regarding the closing of Southwestern State Hospital in Thomasville: "We are saddened by the news of the closure of Southwestern State Hospital in Thomasville.

On Thursday, May 23, attorneys representing Ken and Jackie Johnson, have come forth with information from a paramedic report which confirms that there were significant injuries on the body--specifically the face-- of 17 year-old Kendrick Johnson that contributed to his death in early January.

The parents of a Valdosta teen are demanding answers in their son's death. They say the Lowndes County Sheriff's Office did not properly investigate his case.

On May 22, 2013 at approximately 1:21 a.m. hours, officers from the Valdosta Police Department responded to a noise complaint at the Grove Apartment Complex , 2201 Baytree Road.

Shaun Hopper's ascent to becoming one of America's most celebrated acoustic fingerstyle guitarists didn't come easy.

Wiregrass officials have announced that due to a water line break, the Valdosta Campus of Wiregrass Georgia Technical College will be closed for the remainder of May 22.

Children's programs at the library: Book Babies' Reading Program for babies 6-23 months, 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays; Toddler Time Reading Program for children age 2, 10:15 a.m.; Story Time Reading Program for children 3-5 years, 11 a.m.; Camden County Public Library, 1410 E. Georgia 40 E., Kingsland.

A Valdosta man is nearly $500,000 richer after playing the Georgia Lottery's Fantasy 5 on May 16th.

Valdosta, GA - It looks like more folks in Georgia are going back to work. The Unemployment Rate is the lowest it's been in four years.

Four students Riverwood International Charter School have been selected for Georgia's 2013 Governor's Honors Program - Jonah Blumenthal for Visual Arts Cailin Kellum for Chemistry, Sun Young Kim for Mathematics and Kimia Shahrokhi for Visual Arts.

Saying now is the right time, Gainesville City Council appears ready to move forward with the formation of a land bank authority.

UAH softball will take on the Blazers in Valdosta, Georgia, for the right to go to the Women's College World Series.

Sunrise Bank , located in Valdosta, Georgia , and Pisgah Community Bank, located in Ashville, North Carolina , were closed down by the FDIC on May 10.

One man was killed during a robbery. The other victim is recovering. He says he was shot while walking down a street, but police say he's not being honest.

What's even more unimaginable for the Johnsons of Valdosta, Georgia, is how their 17-year-old son died: by suffocating after falling headfirst into a rolled-up gym mat at his high school on January 11.

The "Valdosta City Schools" system is getting three new resource officers. Valdosta City Hall has approved the plan for the Police Department to hire them so they can go work for the school district and keep the kids safe.